Thrilling First Day at 2022 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship

4/28/2022 11:40:16 PM

DUNCAN, S.C. - It was a thrilling first day of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship at Tyger River Park.

The day commenced with the single-elimination portion of the bracket with ninth-seeded North Greenville defeating eighth-seeded Lees-McRae, 4-0, to advance to the double-elimination section of the bracket. In the other game of the play-in round, seventh-seeded UNC Pembroke moved on with a bottom of the seventh game-winning double in a 5-4 victory. Samantha Allred captured the win for UNC Pembroke when she doubled in Jordan Adcox.

In the first games of the double-elimination part of the bracket, defending champion and sixth-seeded Emmanuel collected an 8-3 win over third-seeded Barton, while fifth-seeded Francis Marion picked up a 4-1 win over fourth-seeded Belmont Abbey. UNC Pembroke continued its winning ways on the day next with an 8-1 victory over second-seeded Mount Olive. The other game on the day ended in a thriller with top-seeded King escaping North Greenville's upset bid. The Tornado entered the top of the seventh up by five at 6-1, but four runs by North Greenville allowed the Crusaders to pull within one at 6-5. The Tornado would execute a 2-5-6 game-ending double play to collect the one-run win.

The 2022 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship continues on Friday at Tyger River Park. Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and BlueFrame at conferencecarolinasdn.com. Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket and Tyger River Park are available here.

2022 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship
Tyger River Park | Duncan, South Carolina

Play-in Round – Thursday, April 28
Game 1: #9 North Greenville def. #8 Lees-McRae, 4-0 (Box Score)
Game 2: #7 UNC Pembroke def. #10 Erskine, 5-4 (Box Score)

First Round - Thursday, April 28
Game 3: #5 Francis Marion def. #4 Belmont Abbey, 4-1 (Box Score)
Game 4: #6 Emmanuel def. #3 Barton, 8-3 (Box Score)
Game 5: #1 King def. #9 North Greenville, 6-5 (Box Score)
Game 6: #7 UNC Pembroke def. #2 Mount Olive, 8-1 (Box Score)

Second Round - Friday, April 29
Game 7: #King vs. #5 Francis Marion, 12 p.m. (Field 1)
Game 8: #6 Emmanuel vs. #7 UNC Pembroke, 12 p.m. (Field 4)
Game 9: #3 Barton vs. #9 North Greenville, 2 p.m. (Field 1)
Game 10: #2 Mount Olive vs. #4 Belmont Abbey, 2 p.m. (Field 4)
Game 11: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 4 p.m. (Field 1)
Game 12: Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 4 p.m. (Field 4)

Semifinal Round - Saturday, April 30
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 12 p.m. (Field 1)
Game 14: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2 p.m. (Field 1)
Game 15: Loser Game 14 vs. Winner Game 13, 4 p.m. (Field 1)

Championship - Sunday, May 1
Game 16: Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 15, 12 p.m. (Field 1)
Game 17: Winner Game 16 vs. Loser Game 16, 2 p.m. (Field 1; If Necessary)